Toilet News

Phnom Penh -
A luxury commode custom-built for a Thai princess's visit to Cambodia was left unused despite its hefty $40,000 price tag, local officials said Tuesday, in a poor country where the majority of rural dwellers do not have access to a toilet.

Barcelona -
If you aren't already a little fussy over the state of public toilets, now would be a good time to start. This poor woman merely sat on the toilet and switched on the light, which caused the toilet to explode under her.

Victoria -
Neighbors became very concerned and called 911 after they heard agonized cries from the apartment of a Victoria man at about 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Police found that the man had been agonizing on toilet with an "early morning constitutional" problem.

Mumbai -
An Indian man killed a 26-year-old neighbour on Saturday evening because the neighbour took too long in a public toilet he was standing in queue to use. The man ran out of patience while waiting to use the toilet, and killed his neighbour in a fight.

Loganville -
A Loganville, Ga. woman had a close call with permanently losing a prized expensive piece of jewelry.
Luckily her plumber was able to save the day with a combination of skill and some hi-tech equipment.

New Haven -
A Connecticut man accidentally shot himself while he was going to the bathroom on Christmas Eve. Authorities say that he will now likely face charges, because he was a convicted felon with a weapon.

Toronto -
Most of the world doesn't think about toilets but in remote areas that have little water, and no sanitary systems toilets can mean life and death. In many areas of the developing world human waste enters into the water system resulting in disease.

Bulawayo -
A Zimbabwe policeman has been sentenced to 10 days in prison following his use of President Robert Mugabe's personal toilet. Relatives of the Bulawayo police officers are appealing for his immediate release.

Paramedics and firefighters from KwaDukuza, north of South Africa's coastal city of Durban this morning, rescued a newborn baby girl from a soggy, dark and cold pit toilet where she was allegedly dumped.

Students attending St. John's Girls National School in Carrigaline, Ireland have been asked to bring their own toilet tissue with them to school as part of a cost-cutting measure due to dwindling government funding.